If you are not signed in to the Marketplace navigate your browser to the Marketplace home page and on the top ribbon click Sign in.

To find a dataset that looks like it might be what you need:

Click the Data tab.

If you know what publisher or category you're interested in, you can optionally click a category or publisher to browse a subset of available offers.

Browse through the dataset offerings. Read the descriptions until you find a dataset of interest. If the publisher provides sample data the phrase View sample data is to the right of the offering (Figure 1.1). Click this to view a sample of the data available through this offering. (Figure 1) Click Hide sample data (Figure 1.1) to hide the data once you examine it.

Some publishers of paid datasets offer one-month trial subscriptions. A trial subscription allows you to "try out" the dataset before you commit to purchase it. If you sign up for a trial subscription, it automatically rolls over to a paid subscription if not canceled before the end of the trial period.

In the right column of the page, find the subscription variants that are available for this dataset.

If there is more than one subscription variant, click Sign up (free variants) or Buy (paid variants) for the variant you want.

If a publisher offers both paid and free subscriptions, the free subscriptions are generally restricted to noncommercial use. Read the Publisher Terms Of Use carefully so you know the limitations on the service you selected.

If this is a paid or trial subscription, you are taken to the Purchase page to complete the purchase. Fill in the required information on the page (first time only, after that you only reselect your credit card).

If you want to continue with this purchase click Next, otherwise click Cancel.

Wait while your request is processed. This process might take several minutes.

Carefully read the terms of use.

If you agree to the terms of use, check the I have read and agree to the terms of use check box.

After your request has been approved click the Purchase button to finish the purchase or Cancel to cancel the purchase.

If you have a discount code, click the Have a Promotion Code? Link (Figure 3.1), enter the promotion code in the dialog (Figure 3.2) and click OK. (Figure 3.3) For more information on promotion codes see the Promotion Codes section in this topic.

Figure 3 - Promotion Code

On the Thank You page, click Print if you want a hard copy of the subscription receipt for your records.

You are now subscribed to this dataset and can use it in accordance with the Publisher Terms Of Use. When you click the My Account tab then click My Data, this dataset appears as one you are subscribed to.

A publisher might, at times, elect to promote an offering by with a limited time discounted price on an offering. If you received a promotional discount code, you can apply that discount code in any of three ways.

On the Purchase page, enter the discount code via the Promotional Discount link.

On the Details page, add a parameter to the query URL. Example: http://datamarket.azure.com/dataset/5ba839f1-12ce-4cce-bf57-a49d98d29a44?x_promocode=<myPromoCode>

On the Checkout page, add a parameter to the query URL. Example: https://datamarket.azure.com/checkout/6c6f1096-e8a6-4a82-9916-2e91e8db01e6?x_promocode=<myPromoCode>

Once applied, the discount code is saved as a cookie on your computer. Thus, to receive the discounted price you must have cookies enabled on your computer.

After you subscribe to a dataset, there are additional resources available to you. Some of these resources are listed in the center pane of the dataset Thank You page and the Details page. To access the Details page, click the My Account tab then My Data. Find the dataset then click Use to the right of the dataset name.

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